Former Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has died, Saudi officials told Al Jazeera, two months after he retired following 40 years in the job.

Former Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan spokesperson Shahidullah Shahid, along with 24 other militants, were killed in a US drone strike on Thursday, according to Afghan news  agencies.

The first officially acknowledged peace talks between the Afghan Taliban and the government in Kabul have concluded with an agreement to meet again after the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, according to Pakistani officials. Pakistan hosted Tuesday’s meeting in a step towards ending more than 13 years of war in Afghanistan, in which the Taliban […]

It’s estimated that there are over 300,000 Muslims that live in and around Athens. Up to now there is no official mosque. Like Muslims in Italy, Muslims here pray in converted garages or makeshift buildings. Several years ago a petrol barrel set fire to a mosque two years ago which has now left the city […]

A Russian-made Iraqi fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb on a Baghdad neighborhood on Monday, killing at least 12 people, Iraqi officials said.

Though the Muslim holy month of Ramadan is known for bringing families around the table, Jamal Hilal, a Syrian refugee in Jordan, spends his days worrying about scraping enough food together so that his family can break their fast.

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday to give his government more powers following an ISIL attack on a beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, were killed.

The leading Sunni figure in Iran termed attacks on Masjids and religious places ‘obvious examples of extremism’ and contrary to Islamic Shari’ah.

Islamophobic acts in France have increased by 23.5 percent in the first six months of 2015 compared with the same period last year, a French nongovernmental organization has said in a new report.

Muslim organisations in the UK have condemned a move by an anti-Sharia campaign group to host an exhibition featuring cartoons of Prophet Muhammad in London in September.